techPresident - Phil de Vellis - Comments

I don't understand the

rabq — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:23:06 -0500

I don't understand the essence of the problem here.

Devon
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Democracy in action?

cfinnie — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:13:24 -0400

In a way it doesn't matter who made the videos. If they strike a chord with viewers, they'll get more views, and will get passed along more. I do agree that the pros distort the basic premise of this argument with better production values. That could lead to more people watching the Crush on Obama video (though the young woman's wardrobe probably has more to do with that). But, in essence, if people enjoy seeing McCain look like an idiot, the video will do well. And that might just be the democratic principle in action--no matter who posted the video or why.

misleading, joshua

phoenix — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:20:58 -0400

This comment from you:
"He was actually asked by a supporter how he would deal with the threat of Iran, and he nervously laughed and said, "You know that old Beach Boys song 'Bomb Iran?'" and proceeded to sing "Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran..."

is very misleading. McCain was responding to a question from the crowd, in which the person asked when would be a good time to send Tehran a message airmail. It was not a question about how he would deal with the threat of Iran. To say that would be to say that McCain wants to bomb them and wants to do it lightheartedly. Get your facts straight.

phoenix

And it looks like he's been

cdharrison — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:01:10 -0400

And it looks like he's been fired? BetaNews has the story: http://www.betanews.com/article/Campaign_Consultant_Fired_for_Making_Ant...

Politubing entering main stream

Marisa — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:23:23 -0400

From the 10,000 foot level one of the aspects that gets lost in the heat of this story, is the tremendous impact these "politubers" (a term recently coined by a TubeMogul.com blog) will have on this election. The political campaign game rules have now forever been altered. This video is a brilliant example. Absolutely Phil's talents would be better served had it been more refined. But like him, there are many. This was bound to happen. The attention this story is getting will bring “politubing” to the main stream. By the next presidential campaign, "politubing" will be a more functional work of art. For now, candidates that embrace the power of this medium and adeptly guide their campaigns using this as a tool, will most likely reap the benefits.

Marisa

The modern way

tedlaskaris — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:26:45 -0400

Phil de Vellis has been fired from his job, but I think he won't have trouble finding people who would want to employ his talents right away. The Internet is a route to many things, political and otherwise, including making career changes on the fly. As for the video itself, I thought it was a very good job indeed.

Ted Laskaris

Mystery Solved

Kevin002 — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:06:36 -0400

Great Job, but I have this question , why did Obama say that he knew nothing about the Video and his camp had nothing to do with it ,when this guy is linked to the Obama Camp

It's not "new"

David All — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:37:09 -0400

...it's modern.

And yes, it is.
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